chuyển giới

Vietnamese

Etymology

Blend of chuyển (“to change”) +‎ giới tính (“binary gender; biological sex”), calque of English sex change or transgender

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiən˧˩ zəːj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˨ jəːj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦ jəːj˦˥]

Verb

chuyển giới • (轉界)

to have a sex change

Adjective

chuyển giới • (轉界)

transgender

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